I really don’t know what to say. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this amazing turn of events (that I never thought would actually happen) possible. I know that the words “hope” and “change” have been thrown around pretty liberally by both sides in the past few weeks, but I really hope that this is a sign that the insanity of the past few years is slowly coming to an end.

Proposition 8 and its sister propositions in several other states passed, and I think that’s unfortunate, but expected. It shows, I think, that Americans cannot cleanly separate their politics from their religion. I’m sure there will be counter-propositions and counter-counter-propositions ad infinitum until someone decides to amend the Constitution. We’ll just have to wait and see.

I congratulate President-Elect Obama (that’s still sort of surprising to be able to say, isn’t it?) on his well-earned and decisive victory. Now comes the time when you make good on the promises that got you elected. Please don’t let us down.

Update: I don’t want that “cleanly separate politics from religion” bit to be construed as a slight to religion or the religious. I totally understand how deeply religious people must have been of two minds about this issue, and what I meant by that statement was that people can’t vote on something like gay marriage without being influenced by factors like their religious convictions and that this is exactly why this issue will continue to oscillate forever until some decision is made at the national level.

Attacking religious people because you’re against Prop. 8 is just as bad, in my opinion, as attacking non-religious people because you’re for Prop. 8, and I apologize if my remarks were in any way misconstrued.